1st SAL.....Peg, Dale and I committed to stitching Anni Downs - A Gardener's Journal in March. I blogged about this on my blog thinking maybe one or 2 others may join us and lots of girls indicated an interest so I decided to start this blog where we can all encourage each other to meet the goals set along the way....March 2010 -March 2011...........
2nd SAL ......well so many of the girls wanted to continue on with another project and some new girls joined us and now approx 91 girls are stitching Natalie Bird's Tis the Season. March to Sept 2011...............
3rd SAL....many girls want to stick with the SAL so now we have moved onto Anni Downs Some Kind of Wonderful - My Favourite Things Quilt.......Oct 2011-Oct 2012.........
Where are we now.....
4th SAL 2013...is numerous smaller projects from the previous 2 books Tis the Season and Some Kind of Wonderful plus some projects from Red Home by Natalie Bird approx 60 ladies stitching together.........
2014 we had the year off..............
5th SAL 2015..........inspired to continue we are doing another quilt project.....Anni Downs newest quilt Natures Journey.....
6th SAL 2017.............A Holly Cottage Christmas by Michelle Ridgway.......once again the pattern is in an affordable book so it is easy for everyone to join in...........and you can raid your stash for the fabrics........or lash out and buy a the whole lot........this SAL will be run by Fiona aka Bubz Rugz and Raewyn........
Chookyblue........

Friday, January 9, 2015

Introduction from Canada, Quebec, Canada that is.

Peggy from Peg's Place: 

I'm Peggy from Quebec.  An anglophone living in a predominiately francophone part of the province.  That means I live 600 kms from Montreal.  I belong to our local quilt guild and have been a member for at least 10 years.  Quilting has become my main focus but I love embroidery and that is why I am here, to really, finally make a quilt including embroidery and applique!  I am in awe of all the Australian stitcheries that I see and we don't tend to do this in Canada so getting my feet wet here. I did make a stitchery a few years ago and I enjoyed it: 
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I ordered the pattern last night and I hope that it gets here before February 1st! In the meantime, I will get my current project, a mystery quilt, off the table and live vicariously through all of you who are posting colour choices and pattern ideas! I can't wait to have my first homework deadline Chooky! ;).  In passing, I a teacher ;)...apparently I love homework.

Nice meeting you all!

7 comments:

Peg's Place said...

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Susan said...

Welcome Peggy
There is plenty of applique on this quilt, lots to get your teeth into.
Well done on using a label and posting a follow up comment!

Chookyblue...... said...

welcome peg.........we have 5 Canadians I think in the SAL now.......glad you have ordered your pattern......have fun sewing when it arrives........

Susie said...

Hi Peggy, that is a beautiful stitchery. I hope you get your pattern in time too

Susie said...

Hi Peggy, that is a beautiful stitchery. I hope you get your pattern in time too

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Hi Peg.....have fun from Peg

Maria said...

Hi Peggy, sew nice to be sewing along with you. Hope the postie is good and delivers your pattern on time.